Miguna Miguna arrested for being a National Resistance Movement general - police

- Police have said they arrested Miguna Miguna for being leader of the outlawed National Resistance Movement

- They also say he was arrested for directing NRM supporters to pull down and destroy Uhuru Kenyatta's portraits

- Further, Miguna was arrested for administering an unlawful oath to Raila Odinga on Tuesday, January 30

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has made public the reasons why its officers raided the home of National Resistance Movement (NRM) General Miguna Miguna and arrested him on the morning of Friday, February 2.

DCI boss George Kinoti said the flying squad officers arrested Miguna for being the leader of a proscribed group that is NRM.

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Kinoti further said Miguna was arrested for administering an illegal oath to Raila Odinga and asking NRM followers to pull down and destroy portraits of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

"He publicly declared that he is the general of NRM, which is already declared a proscribed group. He also said he is going to lead people to burn portraits of a democratically elected president. He also confessed he is the one who administered the oath," Kinoti said as quoted by Nation.

Miguna was present when National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga was controversially sworn in at Uhuru Park as the people's president.

His law firm helped stamp and authorise the oath. And on Wednesday, January 31, a day after Matiang'i outlawed NRM, Miguna called a press conference and dismissed the move, urging its supporters to recognise Raila as the president.

NASA leaders say they are together after the oath Photo: TUKO.co.ke/Lynn NgugiSource: Facebook